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Seat CategorySurcharge

Date / Date Range

Adult

First 5 bus rows - Surcharge

Year round

$80

Las Vgas Hotel Surcharge: Due to convention in Las Vegas, stay in Las Vegas Hotel on special dates will be surcharged an additional fee: On May 3, 5, 17, 19, 24, +$120/room; On May 4, 18, 25, Oct 31, Dec 31, +$200/room; On May 26, Dec 29, +$180/room; On May 27, Jul 28, Dec 28 +$90/room; On Jul 24, Nov 2, +$70/room; On Jul 25, +$100/room; On Jul 26, +$130/room; On Jul 27, Nov 1, +$150/room; On Oct 30, +$160/room; On Dec 30, +$290/room. Please note a surcharge may apply, we will notify you of any price changes, and wait for your acceptance. If you have any further question regarding the hotel, please call or send us an e-mail to support@taketours.com.

Buy 2 get 3rd Discounted (3 or 4 pax sharing one room): (1) Price has been adjusted to reflect the discount (2) Cancellation of discounted passenger must be made at least 3 days before departure. (3) No-show (or late cancellation) of discounted passenger incurs $508 penalty fee for the reserved bus seat. (4) Self dismiss of discounted passenger incurs about $100 - $250 penalty fee depending the date you leave.

Child Rate: Child rates apply to those 2-9 years and using existing bedding with 2 full-paying passengers (regardless of ages). Please note each hotel room can only accommodate 4 guests (adults or children).

Seat Category: First 5 Bus Rows, $10/person/day, subject to availability. Do not apply for the day tour like LA theme parks 10 options, Napa Valley+Sausalito or Redwood Forest+Monterey.

Itinerary

San Francisco - Yosemite National Park - Fresno (228 miles)

After departing from San Francisco in the morning, we will make our way to Yosemite National Park to explore before continuing to Fresno, arriving in the late evening.

Yosemite National Park, CA

Yosemite is one of the wonders of Nature. It is located near the geographical center of the Nevada mountain range. Towering granite rocks, mighty waterfalls and placid valleys give Yosemite all the aspects of a "land of the gods".

As Yosemite National Park closed due to fire, we will visit Kings Valley National Park instead until it reopen, including visit General Grand Tree for 1 hrs, King Canyon overlook for 20 min. Admission will not be refunded.

Admission (Mandatory): Adult $10; Child $10|Duration: Approx. 4 Hours

El Capitan

This granite cliff on the north side of Yosemite Valley in Yosemite National Park is world-famous as a challenge for rock climbers. The top can also be reached by taking a hiking trail out of Yosemite Valley.

Duration: Approx. 20 Minutes

Yosemite Falls

The Yosemite Falls tumble down in three separate sections. In addition to being the tallest waterfall in North America, the Yosemite Falls are the seventh-tallest in the world. The falls process the most water during the springtime.

Duration: Approx. 40 Minutes

Tunnel View

One of Yosemite National Park's most popular outlooks, the Tunnel View near the Wawona Tunnel is often the first look at some of the famous formations visitors get. The site was renovated and re-dedicated in October of 2008.

Duration: Approx. 20 Minutes

Standard Hotel: Red Roof Inn or similar

Day 2

Fresno - Las Vegas - St. George (515 miles)

In the morning, we will travel along Interstate 15, passing through the Mojave Desert, the largest in North America. When we reach the Nevada state line, we will visit the Fashion Outlets in Primm, NV. In the afternoon, we will pass through Las Vegas before continuing to St. George, UT.

Primm, NV

Primm, which was formerly known as state line and often called Primm Valley
is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, United States, primarily notable for its position straddling Interstate 15 where it crosses the state border between California and Nevada.

Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas

This massive outlet store complex is a haven for shoppers who love both name-brand labels and bargain prices. Stores at the complex include Banana Republic, Kenneth Cole, Gap, Polo Ralph Lauren, and more!

In the morning, we head to Antelope Canyon, a popular destination for photographers and sightseers, then visit Horseshoe Bend. Afterward, we continue to Salt Lake City, where we will spend the night.

Antelope Canyon, AZ

The most popular slot canyon in the American Southwest is Antelope Canyon Lower Antelope Canyon is in the shape of a "V" and shallower than the Upper Antelope.

Duration: Approx. 2 Hours 30 Minutes

Lower Antelope Canyon

The lower canyon is in the shape of a "V" and Longer, shallower than the Upper Antelope. Lighting is better in the early hours and late morning. It draws a considerable number of photographers.

Opening Hours: Apr - Sep 8:00am - 5:00pm, Oct - Mar 9:00am - 1:00pm

Page, AZ

Page is a city in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, near the Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell. Page was founded in 1957 as a housing community for workers and their families during the construction of nearby Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River.

Horseshoe Bend

Horseshoe Bend is a curve in the Colorado River, about 5 miles from Lake Powell. The view from the overlook above offers a wide angle of this colorful canyon and tight curve.

Duration: Approx. 1 Hour 30 Minutes

Standard Hotel: Ramada Inn or Similar

Breakfast: Included

Day 4

Salt Lake City - Yellowstone (369 miles)

In the morning after we leave the hotel, we will head to Yellowstone National Park. We will ten of Yellowstone's unique scenery over the spans of 2 days, such as Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic Spring and Fountain Paint Pot, Fountain Hiking trail, Morning Glory pool and so on. Spend the night in West Yellowstone.

Yellowstone, WY

Yellowstone is the home to world's largest super volcano and over 10,000 natural landscapes. Yellowstone is well known for its geysers, hot springs, fumaroles and mud pots.

Old Faithful Geyser

Yellowstone National Park's famous geyser Old Faithful has been called the most predictable geographical feature in the world. Its reliability has been documented since 1870, when Minnesotan explorer Nathaniel P. Langford gave it its now-world-famous moniker.

Duration: Approx. 45 Minutes

Grand Prismatic Hot Spring

The third largest hot spring in the world, the Grand Prismatic Hot Spring gets its color from bacteria around its rim that feed off of the mineral-rich water. In the summer months, the hot spring is a vivid red-orange shade.

Fountain Paint Pot

Fountain Paint Pot, heated by the region's underground hot springs, F.P.P is half hot spring, half mud basin. The spring releases natural shades of red and yellow because of the oxidation of iron in the soil.

Morning Glory Pool

This hot spring in the Upper geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming is famous for it's bright red-orange and blue-green coloring. These colors come from the bacteria which inhabit the geyser's interior.

Morning Glory Pool Trail

Enjoy an easy 1.4 mile (2.8 miles round trip) paved trail in the Upper Geyser Basin that passes by enormous geysers and scenic landscapes. Trail highlights include a castle, grotto, and riverside geysers.

In the morning we will continue our tour inside Yellowstone National Park, visiting Norris Basin, Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone Fall, Mud Volcano and Yellowstone Lake. We will exit the park after lakeside lunch and get into Grand Teton National Park, and after that continue heading to the famous small town Jackson. Stay overnight in Salt Lake City later on.

Yellowstone, WY

Yellowstone is the home to world's largest super volcano and over 10,000 natural landscapes. Yellowstone is well known for its geysers, hot springs, fumaroles and mud pots.

Norris Geyser Basin

Yellowstone National Park is full of areas like this - geyser basins - large, open areas where geothermic pressure from below the ground's surface force up various geysers and springs. The Norris Basin is one of the more accessible.

Artist Point

Although Thomas Moran's famous sketches of Yellowstone falls were actually done from the northern rim (now known as Moran Point), the name Artist Point has stuck with this area for more than a century because of its beauty.

Duration: Approx. 30 Minutes

Upper Yellowstone Falls

Located a quarter-mile upstream of the larger Lower Falls, the Upper Yellowstone River Falls plunge 109 feet down an eroded lava cliff into the basin below. The area below the falls has been subject to heavier erosion than above.

Mud Volcano Area

The Mud Volcano blew itself apart in the early 20th century, but visitors can still see the impressive crater and other geothermal features in the surrounding area, such as the Mud Cauldron, Black Dragon's Caldron, and Dragon's Mouth Spring.

Yellowstone Lake

At 7,732 feet in the air, Yellowstone Lake is the largest freshwater lake above 7,000 feet in all of North America. This large, crystalline lake is a hotbed of geothermal activity and also contains underwater hot springs.

Duration: Approx. 30 Minutes

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

This impressive gap in the earth in the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River. It is 24 miles long, and can reach a quarter-mile in depth and 3/4 a mile in width. It is gorgeously colored.

Grand Teton National Park, WY

Grand Teton National Park is is located in the Rocky Mountains, Northwest Wyoming. Grand Teton National Park is noted for its stunning mountain vistas, its shimmering alpine lakes and its abundant wildlife.

Please note we are not able to go the Grand Teton and Jackson hole before May 11th since the south gate of Yellowstone will not opened until that date. We will visit Yellowstone Bear World and Idaho Falls instead.

Standard Hotel: Ramada Inn or similar

Day 6

Salt Lake City - Las Vegas (420 miles)

In the morning we will explore Salt Lake City, UT. After visiting the Utah State Capitol, the Salt Lake Temple and the Great Salt Lake. After, we will travel to Las Vegas, NV. Here, guests are invited to take an optional night tour of the city.

Salt Lake City, UT

Utah's gorgeous capital city sits amidst the mountains of the American Southwest on the shores of the breathtaking Great Salt Lake. The city is steeped in history and architecture in addition to wondrous vistas and scenery.

Mormon Temple

This 250,000-square-foot temple is the largest of the temples belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known colloquially as the Mormons. The public cannot tour the interior, but the facade is a sight to behold.

Utah State Capitol

The home of all of the governmental processes for the state of Utah, the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. The building is done in the ornate neoclassical revival style, purposefully reminiscent of the nation capitol in DC.

Great Salt Lake

Located in the northernmost part of Utah, the Great Salt Lake is the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere and the fourth-largest terminal lake in the world. Its level of salinity is actually even higher than the ocean.

Duration: Approx. 30 Minutes

Las Vegas, NV

Las Vegas is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World" for a good reason-- casinos and hotels line its streets, and visitors can gamble, see shows, and shop at virtually any hour of the day or night.

Las Vegas

Today guests will have the whole day to explore the city of Las Vegas at their leisure.

Standard Hotel: Stratosphere Hotel or similar

Day 8

Las Vegas - Barstow - Los Angeles (228 miles)

Early morning we will head toward the M&M Chocolate factory. At the chocolate factory you can taste some of the famous specialty chocolates. Take the included onsite tour and you can see the process of making chocolates. After lunch, we will go to Barstow Outlet for brand name shopping. In the early evening we will return to Los Angeles.

Las Vegas, NV

Las Vegas is known as the "Entertainment Capital of the World" for a good reason-- casinos and hotels line its streets, and visitors can gamble, see shows, and shop at virtually any hour of the day or night.

Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Botanical Cactus Gardens

The Ethel M Chocolate Factory and Botanical Cactus Gardens is a three-acre public garden located alongside a chocolate factory not far from Las Vegas. Visitors may embark on a self-guided tour of the factory area or lounge in the gardens.

Barstow, CA

Barstow serves as a civilized stop-over for off-road enthusiasts and desert adventurers and offers access to a very modest clutch of cultural sights. Find out and about a museum or two, including one with Route 66 as its focus, filming locations like Bagdad Cafe and quaint Calico Ghost Town.

Tanger Outlet Center

The Tanger Outlets in Barstow, California-- about halfway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas-- offer designer wares at bargain prices. Guests can enjoy discounts on everything from clothing to pocketbooks to electronics and so much more!

If you would like to join the optional activities, please pay the fee in cash to the tour guide. You cannot buy / use the tickets on your own or use City Passes. The tour guide will arrange the tickets for the group.

Mandatory Fee (pay the fee in cash to the tour guide): $120/person, including admission to Yosemite National Park, Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Park, Horseshoe Bend, Great Salt Lake, and fuel surcharge

Mandatory Fee according to your choice (pay the fee in cash to the tour guide): West Rim of Grand Canyon $90/person including admission fee, lunch and fuel surcharge; Or South Rim of Grand Canyon $90/person including admission fee, fuel surcharge, and simple lunch; Or Las Vegas Free Day $30/person.

All meals and drinks during the trip, although eating arrangements will be made by the tour guide.

A mandatory service fees for tour guide and bus driver (total $9.00/day per passenger and $5.00 per passenger for airport transfer. $2-$3 per passenger for the local Indians guide touring Antelope Canyon).

Any private expenses

Additional Note

Booking: Please book airline tickets after your tour booking is confirmed, which should occur within 1 business day.

Lodging: Single price is for one person staying in one room. Double, Triple and Quadruple prices are for two people, three people and four people staying in one room respectively.

Language: All tours are escorted by professional bi- or multi-lingual tour and/or driver guides (English/Chinese). Depending on the number of passengers booked for a particular departure, tours and/or languages may be combined to operate the tours.

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Confirmation

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Redemption

You will receive a confirmation email (e-ticket) after your order is processed. Complete operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, is included on your e-ticket. You must print the e-tickets and take them along on your trip; they are your proof of purchase.

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Booking changes
A fee may be charged for any revision or alteration made to a reservation after the booking is confirmed. Name changes or corrections may be treated as a cancellation and cancellation fees will apply. A change of tour date or tour itinerary may be treated as a cancellation, and normal cancellation fees will apply.

Cancellations and Cancellation Fees
Regardless of the reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed and pending bookings. Therefore, cancellation penalties and or fees will apply. Time of cancellation will be determined when notice is received and confirmed by our office. Notice of cancellation must be made directly to Taketours by email or through web mail at Contact Take tours for details.

Cancellation penalties per person (Notification day and departure day are not counted)

30 or more days prior to departure - 10% of total purchase amount

15-29 days or more prior to departure - 25% of total purchase amount.

8-14 days prior to departure - 30% of total purchase amount.

4-7 days prior to departure - 50% of total purchase amount.

Within 3 days prior to departure - 100% of total purchase amount.

Day of departure or no show - 100% per person.

Unused features are non-refundable. No shows forfeit entire payment.

Trips require a minimum number of participants to avoid cancellation. We reserve the right to cancel a schedule trip to fully refund affected customers although tour companies will make every efforts to maintain the normal operation.

There is 6% handling fee add-on to the above penalties.

NOTE: We cannot grant any refunds more than 30 days after completion of tour.

Itinerary Variations
We constantly strive to improve tour itineraries and features. If such improvements can be made, or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control make changes necessary - we reserve the right to vary itineraries and to substitute hotels. At certain peak periods, duplicate departures may operate, and sometimes in reverse order in which case hotels may vary from those stated on the itinerary pages.

Tour Cancellation:
We reserve the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure in accordance with operating requirements or circumstances beyond its control. If cancellation is made any time prior to departure* of the tour, Taketours' only liability will be to refund to the passenger the amount it has received for the tour booking. We will try to re-book the same or similar tour. Please note that we are not liable for any cancellation penalties incurred on any other travel arrangements including air tickets purchased separately from customers.

We are not responsible for any other travel arrangements affected due to our cancellations.

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